implementing auto-update (was Re: Determining what apps are installed on Tiger)
implementing auto-update (was Re: Determining what apps are installed on Tiger)
- Subject: implementing auto-update (was Re: Determining what apps are installed on Tiger)
- From: Chris Hanson <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2006 22:47:49 -0800
On Nov 17, 2006, at 12:54 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
I am working on a utility tool that is designed to keep some in-house
developed apps up to date.
As others have said, this is not strictly related to Xcode.
That said, your post might be better stated as "How should I implement
automatic software update in a Mac OS X application?" rather than "How
do I find all the applications that are installed?" The two questions
-- without the additional context you've supplied in your message --
could have drastically different answers, depending on why you want
the information and what you want to do with it.
For example, if you want to implement automatic update and you can use
an Open Source framework that's made available under the MIT license,
Andy Matuschak wrote a framework called Sparkle that a number of
applications are using. It even includes support for Appcasting --
providing your updates via enclosures within an RSS feed, like a
podcast for application updates. A number of Open Source and
commercial Mac OS X applications are using it.
Sparkle
http://andymatuschak.org/pages/sparkle
Appcasting
http://speirs.org/appcasting/
There are also probably a number of others who have written automatic-
update frameworks that are also available under either Open Source or
commercial licenses. I mention Sparkle primarily because it's well-
known and it could save you a bit of work.
-- Chris
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